Jet-hot coating "heads up"
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Jet-hot coating "heads up"
Since I am in Californeeeeeaaa,I am wanting to keep my vehicle as emissions compliant as possible.
I recently bought a used set of b+b shorties for my car,they looked a little raspy, so I sent 'em to Jet-hot to be coated.
Now mine had a very small "tag" welded that had the e/o " etched in it.
It was VERY faint, and not really easy to see..
Got headers back,They look awsome!!!!
But,now no can see e/o # from all the paint layers
I am a little hesitant to install them now,I mean you can't even see the B+B writing
Just a heads up for anyone considering this,if it is important to you
If it ain't broke...........Break it
Btw, Jet hot's response........we've never had that problem before
I recently bought a used set of b+b shorties for my car,they looked a little raspy, so I sent 'em to Jet-hot to be coated.
Now mine had a very small "tag" welded that had the e/o " etched in it.
It was VERY faint, and not really easy to see..
Got headers back,They look awsome!!!!
But,now no can see e/o # from all the paint layers
I am a little hesitant to install them now,I mean you can't even see the B+B writing
Just a heads up for anyone considering this,if it is important to you
If it ain't broke...........Break it
Btw, Jet hot's response........we've never had that problem before
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by Shane_S
I say they look freggin great.
Jet-hot does very nice work. It's just the badge being unreadable that frosts my xmas bells
Burning Brakes
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From: Bradenton, FL
Originally Posted by flynbya2
Oh,Yea........they look hot!!
Jet-hot does very nice work. It's just the badge being unreadable that frosts my xmas bells
Jet-hot does very nice work. It's just the badge being unreadable that frosts my xmas bells
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by LV_2_XLR8
I removed the tag and ground the welds smooth before I sent mine to be JetHot coated. I really couldn't see any purpose to the tag. Am I missing something here? Is the e/o number something they check for?
In Ca., and many other states,any alteration to the intake or exhaust that is not c.a.r.b. rated are illegal and induce an immediate fail on visual inspection at smog intervals.
The e/o # is the executive order required that indicates they are in fact emissions legal.
Also, there is really nothing that proves they are manufactured by the co. (B+B,for example)that went through the process and expense of obtaining such #,without the tag which states B+B on it with the e/o#
There very well may be some shortie headers that are "technically" legal,i.e. exactly the same design, but may have not aquired this #,as I believe they are very expensive to get.
More Ca.
P.s. when bought new you recieve a sticker to put in your inner fender,but when bought used,these are hard to come by...and B+B won't reissue them
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From: Livonia MI
Not sure about your C.A.R.B. issues, but the Jet-Hot coating is a really good thing. I'ts a hard pill to swallow, effectively doubling the price of headers. I've installed Jet-Hot coated long tube headers on several muscle cars and they still look brand new several years later. You're gonna love em. There's some mention of damage by running to lean a F/A ratio, raising exhaust system temperatures. Just be careful of your tune.
